Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-23
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary of the
important Occurrences OF
the Week.
A Budget Of News Cleaned From thu
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
ADHICES BY TELEGRAM.

-Ameeting of the Bulgarian national party
was held at Sofia, 800 people being present,
Addresses were made by political leaders
After the meeting procession was formed.
which was subsequently increased to 1000
persons They marched to the palace, where
they cheered Prince Ferdinand, and thence
they proceeded to the residence of Karavelo1
and threw stones at the windows. The police
were unable to quell the disturbance and
many of them were injured The mob then
visited tho Offices of the opposition journals
and smashed tho windows, shouting ''Down
with traitors"
dian Office from Indian Agent Kinney and
Special Agent West, at the Yankton Indian
agency, that about thirty bucks of the Yank-
ton-Sloux threaten violence to surveyors and
to special agents, under whose supervision
allotments of land are being made at that
agency, as we'll as to those of their tribe who are
receiving their allotments. A sufficient num-
Der of troops will be sent to the agency to
protect all persons from violence and enforce
the orders of the inspector on the ground.
Reports state that the thirty obstructionists
belong to the non progressive element
Hon David T. Littler, Of the Pacific rail-
way commission, has began an investigation
into the affairs of the Sioux City and Pacific
railway, which was subsidized to the extent of
3, 50O, 600. This road was absorbed by the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad some years
ago. 1t is desired to ascertain if this road is
in condition to liquidate it's indebtedness to
the United States. 1t is Shown that the road
has paid current expenses and earned a sur
plus of $4,000 over and a. owe The amount
due the government for interest, but no pay
ment has been made to the government.
C H. Peet of Ramsey, Iowa, has been ar-
rested and lodged in Jail at Algonia, charged
with the crime of incest He made confess
sion. He was formerly resident of Daven-
port
A Leadville special says construction
train on the Aspen extension of the midland
TO ID, consisting of an engine and two cars Of
railroad iron and Isl track layers was deralled
near Lake Iva hoe. The cars turned COM
pletely over, burying the mon under the iron
and killing TOUR and seriously injuring sixty
one. The engineer and fireman ESCAPED
unhurt
Large numbers of members of the Grand
Army of the Republic are preparing TO leave
for st Louis to attend tho national encamp-
ment. They expect that this winter will find
the Grand Army with 800, 90 members, per-
haps as many as $4,000 Tho organic ton
celebrates it's twenty first year at this an-
nual meeting. The first post was organized
in Decatur, Ill, in April, 1885, AMI tho first
national encampme It was held in Indianap-
| oils in November Of that year The secoud
encampnent was held in Phila lelphia in 1865,
the third at Cincinnati, the four Ii at Wash ns-
ton, the fifth al Boston, the sixth at Cleveland.
the seventh at New Haven, the eighth at Har-
risburg, the ninth at Chicago, tao tenth at
Philadelphia, the eleventh 1T Providence, the
twelfth at Springfield, Mass, the thirteenth
! at Albany, the fourteenth at Dayton, the if
| teenth at Indianapolis. the sixteenth at Ba,i-
more, the seventeenth at Denver, the
eighteenth at Minneapolis, the nineteen h at
Portland and the twentieth, last years, at
| San Francisco.
| Miss Mary Tucker, girl of 10, daughter
| of John S. Tucker, of New Haven, Conn q
former state representative, has married John
| w. Hanchett, her fathers colored Goa :hman.
and disappeared with HIM. Miss Tucker was
allowed the same liberties as other girls in
| t.le city, but her paren never dreamed of
her intimacy with Hanchett Hauchett per
| euaded her to color herself with liquid pre-
pared by himself that made her look Ike u
negress The village minister performed tie
! ceremony and the couple then tied